Is Kelia a boy or girl name?

Kelia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,054 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kelia

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Kelia was most popular in 1993, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,267 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,054 people named Kelia.

Kelia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kelia’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kelia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kelia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,054 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org